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rudesby — An archaic word for a rude, disorderly man. It was well used in the seventeenth century, but faded, revived only by writers such as Sir Walter Scott who had a conscious policy of restoring old words. Shakespeare uses the word twice, the… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

Suresby — Sures by, n. [Etymol. uncertain. See {Rudesby}.] One to be sure of, or to be relied on. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] There is one which is suresby, as they say, to serve, if anything will serve. Bradford. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English